Chapter 459: Fear from the Deep Sea

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Ironhoof Island, Horn City. Bookmark this site ┏Ⅹ④③⑨⑨┛

Now taken over by the Sapphire Family, but the scars of war have yet to heal. The huge castle standing by the sea shows pitted and cracked marks on its walls.

That was left when the eldest prince led the knights to capture Horn City.

At this moment, the port of Horn City is densely packed with various sailing ships, flying all kinds of flags. The red tulip flag of the Tulip family is quite inconspicuous. During the berthing and resupply period, Liszt found the Red Crab Island fleet, led by his uncle Mexiro Longtaro.

"Uncle, I want to rent the Red Crab Island fleet to transport a batch of serfs for me," Liszt said directly.

Mexiro likes Liszt, his nephew with the good looks of the Longtaro family: "No problem, as long as you pay the corresponding remuneration, the Red Crab Island fleet can be rented at any time. How many serfs are you planning to transport to your territory?"

"I plan to transport at least ten thousand, and if I can buy more serfs, I hope to make it twenty thousand."

"Black Horse Island is just an undeveloped barren island, are you sure you can support so many serfs with your territory? Once food is in short supply, it is likely to cause unrest in the territory, and the death of serfs from starvation is also a huge loss."

"I already have enough food in stock for ten thousand people to survive the winter, adding another ten thousand will only make the food supply in the territory tight. I believe I can obtain food from other sources and safely support until the next harvest," Liszt said confidently.

Living off the mountains and the sea.

If the serfs have nothing to eat, let them go to the seaside to catch seafood, and buy seafood from various coastal towns on Coral Island. There is absolutely no problem in filling their stomachs.

It's just a matter of how many gold coins are spent.

"As long as you have preparations, that's fine," Mexiro said with a hint of nostalgia in his eyes, "If Melissa were still alive, seeing your current performance, she would surely have a bright smile every day."

Melissa is just a symbol to Liszt.

She passed away when he was very young, so he has no memory of her, and there is nothing much to talk about. So he changed the topic: "How is grandfather's health? With Meopo and Angela getting married, Longtaro Castle must be filled with more warmth."

"Don't worry about mundane affairs, your grandfather is getting healthier and stronger, but his temper has not been good recently. Meopo and Angela have not yet brought him the next generation heir of the Longtaro family, so he will not be satisfied. Even a princess must strive for the continuation of the Longtaro family bloodline."

"Yes, family inheritance is the most important issue," Liszt said, suddenly thinking of the smoke task where Meopo and Angela's marital relations were not harmonious.

At that time, he first thought of the scene of "borrowing seeds" which is against human ethics, so he directly changed the task.

But later, after careful consideration, he felt that he might have thought too much, always wearing colored glasses to view the promiscuous Angela. The smoke task mentioned that the marital relations were not harmonious, leading to the inability to continue the family bloodline, which includes several other possibilities.

It could be that Meopo's sexual ability is problematic, leading to the inability to impregnate Angela.

It could also be that Angela's fertility is problematic, leading to the inability to conceive.

There is also the possibility that the sperm is not active enough, unable to swim to the right place, making it naturally difficult to conceive.

The first two possibilities cannot be solved, but the latter one can be adjusted. If it's just a normal level of inactivity, eating more zinc-rich foods, maintaining a correct routine, and relaxing can improve the activity level. Oysters, also known as raw oysters, are the most zinc-rich food.

Animal liver is also rich in zinc.

"If Meopo and Angela cannot conceive for a long time, I should indeed step in to help, at least by providing them with oyster food," he thought.

After only staying in Horn City for one night, the fleet continued its journey.

On the azure blue sea, one by one, the sailing ships lined up. Liszt deliberately climbed to the top of the main mast's watchtower, took out his telescope, and looked around at the surrounding fleet.

The telescope in his hand is already the second-generation product, with precision and clarity far surpassing the first-generation telescope. This is due to the continuous investment of the earl, who is very fond of the telescope. After Liszt explained the principle of the telescope, the earl vigorously promoted the crystal craftsmen to research and polish it.

At this very moment.

Liszt, through his telescope, caught sight of a whale leaping high out of the water on the right side of the fleet, then plunging back into the sea, creating a huge splash.

These giant creatures are a scenic sight during the voyage, often accompanying the fleet for a period of time.

As long as the ships do not attack them, they will not attack the ships either, coexisting peacefully. Liszt had even heard from crew members that when ships were attacked by sea monsters, these large whales would even lend a hand, driving away the sea monsters. Their massive size makes it impossible for lower-level sea monsters to handle them.

"This might be the behavior of whales protecting their young. Sea monsters hunt baby whales, so the adult whales try to block any hunting activities of the sea monsters, preventing them from developing peacefully, thereby reducing the likelihood of baby whales being hunted by sea monsters," Liszt inferred.

He had seen some documentaries where humpback whales often launch long-distance rescue operations against killer whales, saving prey that are about to fall into the mouths of killer whales.

There is no evidence to suggest why they do this, but they just like to do it, showing a chivalrous spirit.

During this voyage.

Apart from seeing a few scenes of whales escorting the fleet, there were no other memorable moments, not even a single encounter with a sea monster. There are many legends of sea monster attacks in the ocean, but the actual number of encounters is probably something a sailor might not experience even once in a lifetime.

The vast ocean is simply too large, and sea monsters have fixed prey targets. There is no reason for them to attack wooden ships, as humans are not enough to fill their teeth.

What hinders humans in this world from turning their gaze to the ocean is the cognitive constraints and the difficulty of resource acquisition in the ocean, which is far greater than on land.

In fact.

If Liszt had a large piece of land on the continent, he wouldn't think about developing the ocean and leading the Age of Exploration. The deep ocean always exudes a mysterious and dark aura. Sometimes, standing at the bow of the ship and looking into the unfathomable sea, he couldn't help but feel a hint of fear.

The merciless ocean can easily swallow a human.

Practice.

Practice.

Practice.

The boring six-and-a-half-day voyage quickly ended, and the fleet had already headed towards a major city in the Kingdom of Steel Ridge, Crest City, where they would gather, resupply, collect information, and then launch an attack on the Sardine Bay area.

"The war of the Expansion Decree is different in style from the Iron Hoof Island campaign. Liszt, here, our main tasks are to defeat the enemy and plunder resources," the Earl said with high spirits, looking towards the approaching port. "The wars that occur on the continent are the true battlefields for knights."